"Let us all be men and women in full. Let us expect from ourselves more than we think we can give, more than we think we can do and more than we think we already know."

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Source : "To Army War College Graduates". Speech at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, June 07, 2008.

Michael Mullen

#Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Giving Quotes

“He that upon a true principle lives, without any disquiet of thought, may be said to be happy.”
“Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do.”
“When I used to teach civil procedure as a law professor, I would begin the year by telling my students that 'civil procedure is the etiquette of ritualized battle.' The phrase, which did not originate with me, captured the point that peaceful, developed societies resolve disputes by law rather than by force.”

Source : "International Men’s Day" by Anne-Marie Slaughter, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 8, 2011.
“To me, fashion is like a mirror. It's a reflection of the times. And if it doesn't reflect the times, it's not fashion. Because people aren't gonna be wearing it.”

Source : "Fashion's Anna Sui: Stepping Forward". Interview with Rita Braver, www.cbsnews.com. March 08, 2009.
“If you want a recipe for relationship failure, just wait for the other person to change first.”

Source : FaceBook post by Harriet Lerner from Oct 23, 2016
“The Coach is the antidote to the Victim's Rescuer in the DDT...Mainly, a Coach supports, assists, and facilitates the Creator in manifesting a desired outcome. A Coach holds others to be whole, resourceful, and creative...They help you dig deep inside yourself to gain clarity about what you want to create in your life.”
“Atlanta is not the South.”
“I can't imagine something being beautiful at this point in history if it's destroying the planet or causing children to get sick. How can anything be beautiful if it's not ecologically intelligent at this point?”

Source : "William McDonough: Godfather of Green". WNYC Studio 360, March 18, 2008.

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